Law Firm Overview

Joseph C. McDaniel, P.C.,  is a small law firm focusing on providing personal attention to client matters. We can associate with other attorneys and other specialists when required, so that the firm can handle matters ranging from small and simple to large and complex. The firm has a specific focus on bankruptcy and insolvency related matters, including consumer bankruptcy, business bankruptcy, and workouts.

Areas of Practice

• Loan Workouts
• Bankruptcy Law
• Commercial Bankruptcy
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Debt Discharge
• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• Workouts

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Former Chair, Bankruptcy Section, State Bar of Arizona
• Former Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, American Bar Association General Practice Section
• Our firm is a debt relief agency. Among other legal services, we help file individuals and businesses file for bankruptcy.
• Who's Who, Strathmore's, Lifetime Member

Published Works

• Bankruptcy Committee Update (Editor), American Bar Association General Practice Section, Bankruptcy Committee Update, 1990
• Remedies in Proceedings Under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, Arizona Civil Remedies (Co-Editor), State Bar of Arizona, 1982
• A Guide to Researching Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, 1980, with Addenda, State Bar of Arizona, 1986

Classes and Seminars

• "Strategic Considerations in Bankruptcy and Pre-Bankruptcy Planning", State Bar of Arizona, 1986
• Bankruptcy for the Non-Specialist: Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Court", State Bar of Arizona, 1986
• "The Entrepreneur, Bankruptcy and the Comeback", Business Seminars of Arizona, 1988
• "Protecting Your Rights in a Dangerous Business Environment", State Bar of Arizona, 1989
• "Protecting Rights in a Dangerous Business Environment", Bankruptcy Symposium Current Topics in Personal Bankruptcies and Real Estate Reorganizations, 1990
• "Guerilla Warfare Tactics for Small Business Survival", Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, 1991
• "Bankruptcy", The Peoples Law School, 1992
• Presented Panel, "The Chapter 11 Process: A Practical Approach for the Practitioner", American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1999
• "Course on Professionalism" State Bar of Arizona Required CLE Program, State Bar of Arizona, 1999
• Y2K; T minus 150 days and Counting", American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1999
• "The New Bankruptcy Code: Threat or Menace?", Arizona Bankruptcy Coalition, 1999
• Co-Chair of Seminar and Panelist, "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Y2K", State Bar of Arizona, 1999

West Practice Categories

Loan Workouts, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Debt Discharge, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts